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'''Colonel By Secondary School''' is a public school in suburban Ottawa, Ontario. As the only English public school in the Ottawa area offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, it attracts bright students from across the city, giving the school a strong quizbowl and [[Reach for the Top]] team.
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'''Colonel By Secondary School''' (or simply ""CB"" for short) is a public school in Gloucester, Ontario, an eastern suburb of Ottawa. As the only English public school in the Ottawa area offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, Colonel By attracts bright students from across the city, giving the school a strong Quizbowl and [[Reach for the Top]] team.
  
 
==Reach for the Top==
 
==Reach for the Top==
Colonel By won its first and only city championship in 2005. It has remained a strong contender ever since, placing fourth at [[Ottawa Schoolreach League|city regionals]] in 2012, and third in 2013.
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Colonel By won its first and only city championship in 2005. It has remained a strong contender ever since, placing fourth at [[Ottawa Schoolreach League|city regionals]] in 2012, and third in 2013.
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Despite its participation in a bad Quizbowl format, Colonel By is a strong advocate for good, pyramidal Quizbowl. In the future, Colonel By intends to move away from Reach and focus entirely on good Quizbowl.
  
 
==Quizbowl==
 
==Quizbowl==
Colonel By began attending quizbowl events starting in 2010. It now attends every single high school tournament, in addition to some collegiate tournaments. As of 2013, Colonel By is a strong contender at the high school level, placing second and third at the 2013 [[NAQT Ontario]].  
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Colonel By began attending quizbowl events starting in 2010. Presently, it is one of the few Canadian schools, along with [[Bell]] and [[Lisgar]], that focus primarily on Quizbowl rather than Reach. Colonel By now attends almost every single nearby high school tournament, in addition to most nearby collegiate tournaments.
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The team rose to prominence in the 2012-13 season, placing second and third at the 2013 [[NAQT Ontario Provincial Championship]], with sophomores Ted Gan and Cameron Amini placing as the top two scorers. In the 2013-14 season, Colonel By broke into the top 50 of [[HSQBRank]] for the first time. At the 2014 Provincials, the team went 12-0 to win their first provincial Quizbowl title, with Cameron Amini finishing as the #1 scorer.
  
 
==Current Team==
 
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==Rivals==
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==Title Succession==
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* [[Earl of March]]
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Revision as of 17:18, 26 March 2014

Colonel By Secondary School
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Location:
Ottawa, ON
Coaches Lucie Chartrand
State Championships 2014 NAQT
Program Status Unknown
School Size Unknown
NAQT Page link

Colonel By Secondary School (or simply ""CB"" for short) is a public school in Gloucester, Ontario, an eastern suburb of Ottawa. As the only English public school in the Ottawa area offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, Colonel By attracts bright students from across the city, giving the school a strong Quizbowl and Reach for the Top team.

Reach for the Top

Colonel By won its first and only city championship in 2005. It has remained a strong contender ever since, placing fourth at city regionals in 2012, and third in 2013.

Despite its participation in a bad Quizbowl format, Colonel By is a strong advocate for good, pyramidal Quizbowl. In the future, Colonel By intends to move away from Reach and focus entirely on good Quizbowl.

Quizbowl

Colonel By began attending quizbowl events starting in 2010. Presently, it is one of the few Canadian schools, along with Bell and Lisgar, that focus primarily on Quizbowl rather than Reach. Colonel By now attends almost every single nearby high school tournament, in addition to most nearby collegiate tournaments.

The team rose to prominence in the 2012-13 season, placing second and third at the 2013 NAQT Ontario Provincial Championship, with sophomores Ted Gan and Cameron Amini placing as the top two scorers. In the 2013-14 season, Colonel By broke into the top 50 of HSQBRank for the first time. At the 2014 Provincials, the team went 12-0 to win their first provincial Quizbowl title, with Cameron Amini finishing as the #1 scorer.

Current Team

  • Ted Gan '15 (Captain)
  • Cameron Amini '15
  • Yana Brion '15
  • Isaac Cowan '15
  • Janusz Gacek '15
  • Anubhav Srivastava '15

Title Succession

NAQT Ontario Champion
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Lisgar
2014
TBD 2015